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UNITED STATES PATENT OEPICE.

ANDR CASTELIN` OE PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIeNOR To 'r1-IE SOCIT ANON- YMEDTUDES ET DExPLoITATION DES RREvE'rS A. CASTELIN POUR MACHINES AGRICOLESAUTOMOBILES, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

HARVESTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed January 9, 1902. Serial No. 89,085.

To nl] Irv/"1.0717, it 71mg/ con/cern:

Be it known that I, ANDR CASTELIN, engineer, a citizen of the FrenchRepublic, residing at Paris, Department of Seine, France, (whosepost-office address is 17 Rue St. Florentin, in said city,) haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Harvesters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved harvester andbinder.

The invention aims to construct a harvester and binder which shall becomparatively simple in its construction, strong, durable, eiiicient inits use, and comparatively inexpensive to set up.

71th the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morespecifically described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andparticularly pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, whereinlike reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, and in which*- Figures 1 and 1 when taken togetherillustrate an enlarged plan view of the harvester and binder. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the binder mechanism at the rear of the machine--say on the side of the driving-shaft. Fig. 3 is a side sectionalelevation of the binder mechanism at the front of the machine throughthe line E F on Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the entiresheaf-forming mechanism. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 5is a cross-section on the line AAB of Fig. 4, seen from left-hand side.Fig'. A5a is a detail. Fig. 6 is a separate view of parts of Fig. 5.Fig. 7 is a detail view of the trip-arm seen on Fig'. 4. Fig'. 8 is avertical section on line. C D, Fig. 4, showing the mechanism in itsengaged position. Fig. 9 is a similar view to Fig. 8, but shows the saidmechanism in its disengaged position. Fig. 9 is a rear view of parts ofpreceding mechanism. Fig. 10 is a detail view of the needle-drivingmechanism, the needle being in its rearward position. Fig. 11 shows thesame mechanism, but with the needle in its forward position. Fig. 12 isa side view of the arrangement for locking the l of the auxiliarycompressors.

needle-operating cam. Figs. 12, 12b, and 12C `show several details ofthe preceding arrangement. Fig. 13 is a perspective view of one Fig. 14is a side elevation of a sheaf-carrier. Figs. 14a and 14b are details.Fig. 15 is a perspective view of the compressor and its generalarrangement.

The general construction of the reapingmachine proper is shown in Figs.1, 1a, 2, and 3, and comprises a frame 13, a metal tray or trough 22resting thereon and carrying the apron or endless cloth 23, a frame ofangleiron 24 surrounding the tray, two upright brackets 25, Figs. 1 and2, and 26, Figs. 1 and 3, fixed to the angle-iron frame, and crossrods27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, which support the brackets 25 26 and theworking' parts of the machine. Between the two said brackets andsupported on cross-rods 27 and 31, Figs. 2 and 3, is the table 32, onwhich the crop rests when brought forward by the elevating-arms 65,Figs. 1 and 3. This table is formed of a metal plate suitably shaped andis extended downwardly, as shown at 33, and xed to the angle-iron frame24. Opposite to this extended portion 33 of the table 32 is a shaped orbent plate 34, supported on the transverse cross-rod 28, on the bracket26, as Shown in Figs. 2 and 4. Figs. 1 to 3 illustrate the general gearof the machine, in which 12 is the d riving-shaft, operated by thepulley 11,which transmits motion, by means of the bevelwheels 35 36, tothe shaft 37, which will be termed the "main driving-shaft of themechanism. This shaft extends from end to end of the machine and rotatesin suitable bearings 38, provided on the angle-iron frame 24. At therear of the machine the shaft 37 carries at its end a chain-wheel 39,which transmits motion, through a chain and chain-wheel 40 and toothedwheels 41 and 42, to the shaft 43 of one of the rollers of the apron 23.The driving-shaft 12 carries a chain-wheel 44, gearing by a chain with achain-wheel 45, keyed on a horizontal shaft 46, carried by the bracket25, and constituting the driving-shaft of the sheaf-transportingmechanism hereinafter described.

At the front of the machine-say near the bracket 26-the shaft 37 isprovided near its l end with a chain-wheel 47, (see Fig. 3,)which IOOtransmits mot-ion b y a chain 48 to the two chain-wheels 49 and 50. Apinion 51, placed on the shaft 37, gears with a toothed wheel 52, keyedon a shaft 53. Motion is further transmitted from the said wheel 52 bymeans of gear-wheels 52, 52', and 52C to a shaft 54, which carries achain-wheel 55,commnnicating motion through a chain 55 to a chain-wheel56, arranged to rotate on the cross-piece 30. At the end of the shaft 37a crank-disk 57 is keyed so as to rotate therewith, and said disk 57 isconnected with the movable blade 59 of the cutter through the medium ofa rod 58, which will impart a reciprocating movement to said blade 59when said disk 57 is operated through the medium of the shaft37. Fromthis description it will be seen that when the driving-shaft 12 isrotated the cutter 59 is caused to operate and the endless apron 23 tomove in the direction of the arrow, so as to bring the grain to the footof the channel formed by the space comprised between the two metalplates 33 and 34 aforesaid. The grain, arriving by the channel formedbetween the iron sheets 33 and 34, is carried by the elevating-arms tothe table 32, where it accumulates to form a sheaf.

68, Fig. 2, denotes a knotter of the kind described in United States ofAmerica patent granted to me, dated September 2, 1902, N o. 708,316.

is a needle having a fork at one end, between the arms of which are twosmall rollers 71, Figs. 2 and 10', over which passes the bindingmaterial or cord for surrounding the sheaf. The other end of the needleis jointed to a rod 72, pivoted in a support 73. The needle receives aforward and return motion at given intervals of time, as hereinafterdescribed with reference to Figs. 10 to 12.

Referring to Fig. 2, if the binding medium tightly held at 69 andcapableof unwinding from a bobbin 74, for example, be stretched betweenthe points 69 and 71 across the passage of the grain the said bindingmaterial will be engaged by the ascending sheaf and will conform to thecurve 75, surrounding the sheaf in process of formation. If now theneedle be shot forward so that its end 71 approaches the point 69, thecord will assume the form of the curve 75 76. The lingers of the binderwill then make the knot, the binding medium or cord be cut, and thesheaf properly tied up.

As the grain accumulates on the table 32 it comes in contact with atrip-arm 78. This is formed, as shown in detail in Figs. 4and 7, of ametal blade or plate oscillating on the crosspiece 30 and provided witha tappet 79, the position of which on the blade can be adjusted asdesired. T his trip-arm can thus be elevated during the formation of thesheaf, and when the same has reached the desired thickness it occupiesthe position 78. (Shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.) ln this position thetappet 79 strikes against a frame 80, Figs. 1, 4, 8, 9, and 9, which isthus caused to rock on its bearings, thereby causing the release of themechanism which eifects the compression of the sheaf, the binding andknotting, and the removing of the sheaf from the machine. Thechain-wheel 56, Fig. 4, receives a continuous rotary movement and ismounted on a sleeve 81, turning on the cross-rod 30 and formed in onewith a wheel 82 and a ratchet 83.

Adjacent to the sleeve 81, Figs. 4, 4, and 9, is a sleeve 84 of greaterlength than the aforesaid sleeve 81 and is provided at one of its endswith a disk 85, to which is secured a pawl 86, engaging' with the teethof a ratchetwheel 83, the pawl 86 being under the action of a spring 87.The sleeve 84 is also provided with a crank 88, having a friction-rollerworking against an arm 89, forming part of a sleeve 90, which terminatesin a second arm 91. This sleeve 90, which can be moved along thecrossrod 28, serves conjointly with the aforesaid crank 88 for workingthe ejector. The latter (shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3) consists of twoflat metal arms 93 and 94 oscillating on the cross-rod 27 and having thesame curve as the table 32, on which they normally rest. The two armsare connected together by a rod 95. The arm 94 forms part of a sleeve96, which carries a lever 97 and is movable on the crossrod 27. A.spring 98 tends to keep the ejector on the table 32, and a connection99 joins the ends of the rods 97 and 91, Figs. 2, 4, and 9. lt is easilyunderstood that when the crank 88 acts on the arm 89 the ejector 93 94rises by oscillating on the transverse rod 27 and that in this manner itwithdraws the sheaf from the table 32.

A disk 100, keyed on the sleeve 84, Figs. 4 and 4, is provided on eachof its faces with a cam 101 102 engaging with the arms 103 104,respectively, the said arms 103 104 projecting froma sleeve 105,rotating on the crossrod 28 and carrying a crank 106. The latter isconnected by a rod 107 and a crank 108 to a crank-shaft 109, carried bythe support 73, Figs. 10 to 12, and on the said shaft 109 is mounted atappet 110 for causing the release of the mechanismfor operating theneedle. This mechanism is illustrated on a larger scale in Figs. 10, 11,12, and 12, The device for causing the advance and return of the needleconsists of a sector 111 or the like mounted at or about the centralpart of the shaft 53 and provided on each of its faces withfrictionrollers 112 113. The position ofthe sector 111 on the shaft 53is such that the roller 112 is moved in the plane of the rod 72, to theend of which the needle is attached, and the roller 113 is opposite atappet 114, fixed to the lower end and on one side of the rod 72. If thesector 111- is rotated by the shaft 53 in the direction of the arrow,Figs. 10 and 11, the roller 112 will cause the rod 72 to draw back IOOIIO

the needle, while the roller 113 will cause the tappet 114 to throw itforward; but as the shaft 53 rotates continuously and the throw of theneedle must be intermittent an arrangement for locking and unlocking thesector is required. This is illustrated in Figs. 11, 12, 12, 12b, and12C of the accompanying' drawings. rfhe nave of the sector is providedwith a groove, in which fits a frame 115, vertically adjustable andprovided with a pin or projection 116, engaging in one of four notches117 formed in the shaft 53, Figs. 12a and 12. The frame 115 is connectedto the sector 111 by a support 118 and is provided at its lower sidewith arod119,havingaspring, Fig. 12C,having one end bearing on aprojection on the rod 119 and the other on the support 118, Fig. 12, andtending to draw the said frame downwardly, so as to keep the pin orprojection 116 in engagement with one of the notches 117, which comes infront of it. The said rod 119 of the frame 115 has afriction-roller 120,which, when it rotates with the shaft 53, will come into contact withthe tappet 110, already referred to. 1f the tappet 110 is in theposition shown in Fig. 11 and if the sector 111 that carries the frame115 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow, the roller 120will be raised b v the tappet 110, thus raising the frame 115,.releasingthe pin or projection 116 from the notch 117 and so setting the sector111 free from the shaft 53, the nave of the said sector fitting withfrictional contact on the said shaft. The sector being thus releasedfrom rotating with the shaft will no longer actuate the needle; but whenthe tap? pet 110 is in the position indicated by Fig. 10, as the roller120 will meet no'obstacle in its course, the sector 111 will participatein the rotary movement of the shaft 53. The oscillations ofthe tappet110 are regulated,as shown in Figs. 10 and 11, by the cams 101 102. Vhenthe plate 100 rotates in the direction of the arrow, the cam 102 willijrst cause the jointed parts 104 to 109 to be lowered so as to raisethe tappet 110. The cam 101 then operates the parts 103 to 109 so as toraise them and lower the tappet 110.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 4, the sleeve 84 is provided with a toothedwheel 121, gearing with a wheel 122, keyed on the shaft 123, which isthe driving-shaft of the binder 68. Adjacent to the toothed wheel 121 iskeyed a wheel 124, which is provided with teeth through only a portionof its circumference. The said wheel 124 is termed amutilated gear andgears with a toothed wheel 125, loose on f the shaft 123. The toothedwheel 125 carries a toothed sector 126, which is adapted to gear with atoothed sector 127, moving' on the cross-rod 28. The mutilated gear 124,toothed wheel 125, and sectors 126 and 127 constitute the mechanismoperating the compressor. The sector 127 is rigid with a ratchet 128,gearing with a pawl 129, Fig. 5, the movements of which are controlledby a cam 130, keyed on the shaft 123. The compressor, which is connectedto the toothed sector 127, is shown separately in perspective in Fig.15. It consists, essentially, of a semicircular gage or former 131,connected to or carried by a yoke 132, oscillating on the cross-rod 28,the yoke 132 carrying a tappet 133 bent to an angle. The sector 127 andyoke 132 are loosely mounted on the shaft 28. As shown in Fig. 2, thecompressor extends above the table 32, and its depression effects thecompression of the sheaf. On the cross-rod 28 a frame 134 is looselymounted and which is shown in perspective in Fig. 15. The said frame isprovided with an arm 135, against which the tappet 133 of the compressorcan strike. A bent blade 136, Figs. 5 and 15, which forms an extensionof the frame 134, is arranged so that when the frame 134 rises it comesin contact with a cranked rod 137, jointed to the binder 68, having forits object to effect,l by the dcpression of its part 138, the liberationof the knot of the latter, if not completely freed from the binder.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 5, it may be seen that when the said part 138is depressed it meets the binding medium 76, which is stretched betweenthe sheaf and the point 77 of the knotter, where the knot has been made,and in this manner it depresses the binding, medium, the end of whichremains clamped between the fingers of the knotter. The frame 134 alsocarries a plate or front piece 139, which moves forward when the saidframe is raised, so as to push forward the sheaf placed on the table 32.Asshown on Figs. 5 and 4, the plate 136 coming into Contact with thecranked rod 137 depresses the plate 138, which bears on the bindingmedium which has been knotted by the knotter 68 and is stretched betweenthe bound sheaf and the knotter. ates the knot from the fingers 77 ofthe knotter 68. The frame oscillates on the crosspiece 30 and iscontrolled, as already described, by the action of the trip-arm 78. Onthe end of this frame is an arm 140, Figs. 8, 9, and 9, provided with anotch 141, which normally engages with a projection 142 on the sleeve 90to render stationary the mechanism for operating the ejector. To theframe 80 is also fixed a friction-roller 143, whose distance from theaxis of the cross-piece 30 Vis such that it bears on the pawl 86 to keepit free of the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 83. The axis of thefriction-roller 143 carries a lever 144, the end of which is engaged bya pawl 145, mounted on a vertical rod 146. This rod 146 is bent at itsupper part and carries a toothed wheel 147, on which is secured a claw148 of such a length that when the roller 143 begins to rotate the saidclaw can strike The pressure of the part 138 liber- Y IOO IIO

a small arm 149 on the end of the axle of the said roller 143. 'Thetoothed wheel 147 comes into gear with the toothed wheel 82 when the`rod146 descends, as hereinfter described. The rod 146 has a plate 150 atits upper end, against which a roller 151 on the plate 85 strikes toraise the aforesaid rod 146. Then the rod 146 is in its lower position,the wheel 147 gears with the wheel 82 and is set in rotation. Then theclaw 148 of the wheel 147 comes into contact with the arm 149, it causesthis arm and the roller 143 to be raised, as shownin Fig'. 9,sui'ljcient to allow the roller to leave thepawl 86. Thus the pawl isthrown into gear with the ratchet-wheel 83, and the disk 85, carryingthe pawl, is set into rotation in the direction of the arrow. The roller151 during the rotation of the disk 85 comes into contact with the plate150 and raises the rod 146.

The aforesaid mechanism operates as follows: Thile the grain is being'raised by the elevators, the needle occupies the rearward position shownin Figs. 2 and 10. The g'rain which engages the cord stretched betweenthe points 71 and 69 accumulates between the table 32 and the gage orcompressor, which has been lowered by the toothed sector 127, theraising' of which is prevented by the pawl 129 engaging' in the teeth ofthe ratchet-wheel 128. To assist in the compression of the sheaf, twosmall auxiliary compressors 152 are employed, formed of metal rods bentas shown in Fig. 13. The compressors, which are flexible, are fixed tothe plate 34, Fig'. 2, and project inwardly across the upward coursetaken by the material being compressed. As the sheaf is formed the grainraises the triparm 78, causing' it to turn on the cross-rod 30, itstappet T9 meeting' the oscillating frame 8O at a certain period in themovement engages the same. Then the sheaf is of sufiicient size, theregulator, which now occupies the position 78', has sutiiciently raisedthe frame 8O so as to effect the release of the rod 146 and theengagement of the mechanism. The effect produced is as follows, Fig'. 9:First. Then the rear of the frame 8O is depressed, thc notch 141 of itsextension 14() is released from the projection 142-that is, it liberatesthe mechanism operating the ejector. Second. The rising' of the lever144 causes a pin or projection 145, Figs. 4, 4, 8, and 9, to describethe arc of a circle, thus'releasing the dog' 145. Then the parallelogramformed by the rod 146 and the two cranks 154 is depressed both by theaction of its own weig'ht and by that of the spring 153, bringing' thetoothed wheels 82 and 14T into engagement with cach other. As the wheel147 rotates the claw 148 comes into contact with the arm 149 and causessaid arm 149 and the roller 143 to be raised sufiicient to move theroller 143 ont of the path of the pawl 86. Thus the pawl 86 is throwninto gear with the ratchetwheel 83, and the disk 85, carrying the pawl86, then rotates in the direction of the arrow. The roller 151 duringthe rotation of the disk 85 comes into contact with the plate 15() andraises the rod 146. Third. The roller 143 on being' raised escapes fromthe pawl 86, so 'that this latter, operated by the spring 87, engageswith the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 83, and since thus latter continuously rotates in the direction of the arrow the disk 85 becomes engagedas it rotates, as well as all the parts dependent on the sleeve 84. Thedepression of the rod 146 is also utilized for producing' the immediatearrest of the apron or endless cloth 23, which should remain motionlessduring the binding and the ejection of the sheaf. This arresting of theapron, which is one of the essential features of my present invention,produces interruptions in the feed of the grain, facilitating' theformation of the knot, since the binding' material is entirely f reedfrom the grain from below during its formation. This arrangement furtheris necessary for the purpose of allowing the needle to be shot acrossthepath of the g'rain, that would be very difiicult or even impossibleif the channel forlned by the extended portion of the table 33 and theplate 34 be full of g'rain during this period. To obtain this result,the rod 146, Figs. 8 and 9, is connected by two levers 154, forming' aparallelogram with an upright forming part of the frame of the machine.The lower lever 154 is keyed on a horizontal shaft 155, extending' fromone end to the other of the machine say toward the driving' mechanism ofthe shaft 43 of the endless band or apron 23 and is connected by aseries of ljointed levers 156 with a shaft 157, on which a cam 158 iskeyed. The shaft 43 is termed the driveshaft T for the endless cloth orcut-graineon veyer apron andis operated by the gear-wheel 42,carryingaratchet 159. The roller 160 turns freely on the shaft43 and ends in aplate 161, on which a pawl 162 is mounted, which a spring keepscontinually in contact with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 159. Themovementof rotation is indicated by the arrow. Then the cam 158 is inthe position indicated in Fig'. 8, the pawl 162, through the ratchet159, engages the roller 160. Then the cam 158 is in the positionindicated by Fig. 9, the pawl 162 is raised when passing before the camand released from the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 159, and the rollercarrying the endless cloth is no longer engaged. Then the rod 146 israised, the cam 158 returns toits original position and the apron is setin motion. Thus on the release of the frame 8O the apron is stopped andthe sleeve 84 commences to rotate with all the parts which it carries.At

this moment the following operations take place: The gear-wheels 121 122are caused to rotate the shaft 123 of the knotting' device. At this timethe toothed wheels 124 125 are in such a position to each other that thelast tooth of the partially-toothed wheel or sector TIO 124 is in gearwith the teeth of the wheel 125. Likewise the partially-toothed wheel orsector 126 is so placed with regard to the sector127 that its last toothwill be in engagement with the said sector 127. At the beginning' of themovement .the compressor 131 is lowered and completes the compression ofthe sheaf and is maintained in this position by the pawl 129, whichengages with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 128 in one piece with thesector 127." The finger 133 of the compressor is then out of contactwith the arm 135 of the frame 134, which at thisv moment is lowered. Toprevent the compressor being raised during the binding operation and inorder that all the strain does not bear on the pawl 129, I have deviseda locking arrangement for the toothed wheels 124 125, which is shown inFig. 6. This arrangement consists of two cams 163 164, secured to thetoothed wheels 124 125. These cams engage one with the other, and theirform, as seen in Fig. 6, is such that any movement of the wheel 125 isrendered impossible so long' as the cam 163 retains the cam 164. Theliberation takes place just as the teeth of the wheel 124 engage withthose of the wheel 125. At the moment the compressor is lowered, asaforesaid, the cams 101 102 act on the lever arrangement which controlsthe tappet 110, Fig. 11, and bring' thislatter in the position of-Fig.10. The sector 111 is then allowed to rotate with the shaft 53, and itsroller 113 acts on the tappet 114 of the vibrating` arm 72, the effectof which is to move the needleforward and cause the binding' medium toengage with the holding or gripping mechanism 69 of the knotter. Thenthe cams 101 and 102 continue to rotate, they draw back the aforesaidlever meclianism which controls the tappet 110 in the position of Fig.11, the sector 111 (shown in detail in Fig'. 12a) becomes loose on theshaft 53, and the needle keeps its forward position during the remainingpart of the rotation of the plate 100. At this time the knot is formedand the binding medium is cutin the manner described in Letters Patent708,316, dated September 2, 1902. After the binding medium has been cutthe cam 130 acts on the pawl 129, which is disengaged from the teeth ofthe ratch 128` so that the compressor loecomes free and immediatelyraises under the combined action of the pressure of the sheaf and thetension of a spring 131, secured to the frame of the machine. An arm 88,Fig. 4, fast on the sleeve 84, is caused to come into contact with thesurface 135, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 15, which-bears on thelever 133. In the same time the lever 88 has met the shortest arm of thedouble-armed lever 89 91, the arm 91 of which describe an arc of acircle and causes the ejector to kick up by aid of the connecting-rod99, Fig. 3. The plate 139, forming' a partof the frame 134, is raisedand pushes forward the sheaf which is freed.

The end of the blade 136 acts in the same time on the bent rod or lever137, the outer end of which disengages completely the knot from theknotter if this operation has not been effected automatically by thebinding medium stretched round the sheaf. At this moment the ejection ofthe sheaf is completed--that is to say, that the arm or crank 88 acts onthe arm 89, which controls the oscillating system 91 99 97, causing thusthe ejector 94 to rise and withdrawing the completed sheaf from thetable, as aforesaid. As soon as the arm 88 has released the arm 89 thewholelever arrangement becomes free and the ejector falls back on thetable under the combined action of its proper weight and that of thespring 98. While the wheel-gearing shown in Figs. 4, 4, and 5 continuesto rotate, the wheels 124 125 126 act on the sector 127 in order tolower the compressor. lAt the same time the cam 130 frees the pawl 129,which eng'ages again with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel128. During thistime the vcams 101iand 102, Fig. 11', have completed one revolution andhave again operated the tappet 110, which releases the sector 111, theroller 112 of which acts on the vibrating arm 72 for the purpose ofdrawing the needle into its backward position, and as the oscillatingAsystem 103410 is immediately returned into the position of Fig. 11 theneedle remains in its backward position. Atthis moment the binding mediumis stretched between the points 69 and71- say across the path of theascending grainthe compressor is lowered, and the mechanism is ready forreceiving the material to be formed into a sheaf. According to thisinvention the machine is arranged so that all the above-describedoperations will be effected for one revolution of the sleeve 84 or theplate 85. /Vhen the plate 85 turns, the roller 151 strikes a surface150, which is fitted on the Lipper end of the rod 146, and thereforeraises this rod to a position above that shown in Fig. 8. By thisascending' movement thel pawl 145 passes before the arm 144 and engagestherewith by means of the pin 145'. When the roller151 releases thesurface or plate 150, the rod 146 falls down into the position of Fig. 8and withdraws the frame, so that the notch 141 will receive theprojection 142 and will prevent the operation of the ejector-operatingmechanism. The frame 80 being in this position, the roller 143 is againplaced in the path of the pawl 86, so that the latter is raised orturned when it passes before the roller 143, the resulting effect beingto disengage the ratched wheel 83, and therefore to stop the movement ofthe plate 85. From the lower part of Figs. 8 and 9 it is seen that whenthe rod 146 is raised the endless band or apron 23 will then be causedto operate in a manner as hereinbefore set forth. rlhe ejector insteadof delivering the sheaves onto the ground, as is the case with machinesof this kind, deposits them on a trav- IOO IOS

eling belt placed at the side of the table, as shown in detail in Fig.14 and also seen in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. This beltconsists of an endlesschain 165, passing' over two chain-wheels 166 166/, keyed on the shafts46 and 46' and on which rakes 167 are arranged at certain distancesapart. The shaft 46 is driven by the chain-wheels 45, Fig. 2, and 44, sothat the chain 166 has a continuous movement. The upper side of thisconveyer rests on a bearing-plate 163, situated between the shafts 46and 46, serving to prevent the sag'ging' of the belt carrying' therakes. The sheaves are thus transported horizontally by the conveyer inthe direction of the arrow, .from which is an inclined plane 169, downwhich they slide, to be forthwith deposited on the g'round.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The machine is propelledforward in the direction of the arrow A by a motor-carriage fixed at therear of the machine. The drivingshaft 12 of the machine is operated by amotor on the carriage by means of a suitable gearing'-for instance, by abelt mounted on the pulley 11. The shaft 12 transmits motion by means ofthe bevel-wheels 35 36 to the main shaft 37. At the fore end of thisshaft a crank-disk is keyed which is connected by a rod 53 to themoving' blade 59 of the cutter. to which it imparts a reciprocating'motion. The grain iscut between the moving' blade 59 and the fixedportion and falls down upon the endless apron This endless apron ismoved by the shaft 37 by means of an endless chain. The grain is broughtby the endless apron 23 to the foot of the channel 33 34, where it istaken by the elevating-arms 65, set in motion by the rotation of theshaft 53 in gear with the shaft 37 by toothed wheels 51 and 52, the armsbeing' connected to this shaft by a link 62 and to the frame of themachine by a link 63. The grain is brought by the said elevating-arms 65on the table 32, where it accumulates to form a sheaf. The binding'medium, stretched between the points 69 and 71, as hereinbeforedescribed, is engaged by the ascending' sheaf and conforms to the curve75, surrounding the sheaf in process of formation. As the grainaccumulates on the table 32 it comes in contact with a trip-arm 73,Figs. 4 and 7. This trip-arm is elevated during the formation of thesheaf, and when the same has reached the desired thickness it occupiesthe position shown in dotted lines in Fig'. 2. In this position itstrikes against the frame 80, which is thus caused to rock on itsbearings. The rear of the frame 30 is depressed, Fig. 9. The lever 144on the shaft of the roller 143, carried by the frame 80, is raised,causing the pin or projection 145 to describe the arc of a circle, andthus to release the dog 145, hinged to the rod 146. The parallelog'ramformed by the rod 146 and the two cranks 154 is depressed both by theaction of its own weight and by that of the spring 153. The cam 158 isthus turned by means of the cranks 155, the rod 156, and the crank 157and is caused to bear on the tail part of the pawl 162, carried by aplate 161, ending the roller 160, carrying the endless apron 23 andmounted loosely on the shaft 43. The pawl 162 is thus thrown out of gearfrom the ratchet-wheel 159, fixed on the shaft 43, and the apron isstopped. The roller 143 on being raised by the rocking of the frameescapes from the pawl 86, so

.that this latter. operated by the spring 87,

engages with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 83, and since this latter isrotated by the shaft 37 by means of the chain-wheel 56 on the sleeve31,carrying the ratchet-wheel 83 of an endless chain of the chain-wheel55 on the shaft 54, and of toothed wheels, the disk is set in rotationas well as all the parts dependent on the sleeve 84. The g'ear-wheels121 122 are caused to rotate the shaft 123 of the knotting device. Atthis time the toothed wheels 124 125 are in such a position to eachother that the last tooth of the partiallytoothed wheel or sector 124 isin gear with the teeth of the wheel 125. Likewise the partiallytoothedwheel orsector 126 is so placed with regard to the sector 127 that itslast tooth will be in engagement with those of the said sector 127. Atthe beginning of the movement the compressor 131 is lowered andcompletes the compression of the sheaf and is maintained in thisposition by the pawl 129, which engages with the teeth of theratchet-wheel 123 in one piece with the sector 127. The finger 133 ofthe compressor is then out of contact with the arm 135 of the frame 134,which at this moment is lowered. Vhen the teeth of the wheel 124 engagewith those of the wheel 125, the locking mechanism which prevents thecompressor from being raised during the binding operation is released.This mechanism, as aforesaid, consists of two cams 163 164, secured tothe wheels 124 125, and the cam 163 is adapted to engage the cam 164, soas to prevent any movement of the wheel 125 until the cams 164 165 arereleased. At the moment the compressor is lowered, as aforesaid, thecams 101 102 act on the lever arrangement. which controls the tappet110, Fig. 11, and bring' this latter in the position of Fig. 10. Thesector 111 is then allowed to rotate with the shaft 53, and its roller113 acts on the tappet 114 of the vibrating arm 72, the effeet of whichis to move the needle forward and cause the binding' medium to engagewith the holding or gripping mechanism 69 of the knetter. Vhen the cams101 and 102 continue to rotate, they draw back the aforesaid levermechanism which controls the tappet 110 in the position of Fig. 11. Thesector 111 (shown in detail in Fig'. 126) becomes loose on the shaft 53,and the neede keeps its forward position during Athe remaining part ofthe rotation of the plate 100. At this time IOO IIO

the knot is formed and the binding medium is cut in the manner describedin my previous patent, No. 708,316, dated September 2, 1902. After thebinding medium has been cut the cam 130 acts on the pawl 129, which isdisengaged from the teeth of the ratchet 128, so that the compressorbecomes free and immediately rises under the combined action of thepressure of the sheaf and the tension of a spring' 131, secured to-theframe of the machine. An arm 88', Figs. 4and 5. fast on the sleeve 84,is caused to come into contact with the surface 135, Fig. 15, whichapplies on the lever 133. In the same time the lever 88 has met theshortest arm of the double-armed lever 89 91, the arm 91 of whichdescribes an arc of a circle and causes the ejector to kick up by aid ofthe connecting-rod 99, Fig. 3. The plate 139, forming a part of theframe 134, is raised and pushes forward the sheaf, which is freed. Theend of the blade 136 acts at the same time on the bent rod or lever 137,the outer end of which disengages completely the knot from the knotterif this operation has not been effected automatically. by the bindingmedium stretched round the sheaf.

At this moment the ejection of the sheaf isr completed-that is to say,the arm or crank 88 acts on the arm 89, which controls the oscillatingsystem 91 99 97, causing thus the ejector 94 to raise and withdraw thecompleted sheaf from the table, as aforesaid. As soon as the arm 88 hasreleased the arm 89 the whole lever arrangement becomes free and theejector falls back on the table under the combined action of its properweight and that of the spring 98. I/Vhile the wheel-gearing (shown inFigs. 4, 4, and 5) continues to rotate, the wheels 124 125 126 act onthe sector 12T in order to lower the compressor at the same time the cam130 frees the pawl129,

which engages again with the teeth of the ratchetwheel 128. During thistime the cams 101 and 102, Fig. 11, have completed one revolution andhave again operated the tappet 110, which releases the sector 111, theroller 112 of which acts on the vibrating arm 72 for the purpose ofdrawing the needle into its backward position, and as the oscillatingsystem 103 110 is immediately returned into the position of Fig. 11 theneedle remains in its backward position. At this moment the bindingmedium is stretched between the points 69 and T1-say across the path ofthe ascending grainmthe compressor is lowered, and the mechanism isready for receiving the material to be formed into a sheaf.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of myinvention and in what manner the same may be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is- Y 1. Ina harvester and binder, a` binding mechanismcomprising' a sleeve, operating means therefor, a disk fixed to saidsleeve and provided on each of its faces with a cam, a

series of levers operatively connected together and operated by saidcams, a tappet operatively connected with said levers, a shaft 53provided with notches, a sector having a nave loosely mounted on saidshaft 53, a frame mounted on the nave of the sector and provided with apin adapted to engage in the notches of said shaft 53 for connecting thesector therewith causing thereby the operation of the sector, said framefurther provided with an extension adapted to be engaged by said tappetfor disconnecting said frame from said shaft 53, a pair of rollerscarried by the sector, a needle, and a vibrating lever connectedtherewith and provided with a tappet, said lever adapted when the sectoris operated to be engaged by and operated by one of said rollers fordrawing back the said needle and to have its tappet engaged by the otherof said rollers for moving forward the said needle, in combination withoperative devices cooperating with said binding mechanism.

2. In a machine of the character described, involving a conveyermechanism comprising an endless apron, an operating-shaft therefor, aratchet-wheel on said shaft a roller loosely mounted on said shaft, aplate tiXed to said roller-and carrying a pawl adapted to engage androtate with said ratchet-wheel causing thereby the operation of saidroller and apron, a cam adapted to engage the pawl to release it fromits engagement with the ratchet-wheel, a lever mechanism connected tosaid cam and adapted to move said cam into and out of engagement withthe said pawl, a rod connected with said lever mechanism, means forelevating said rod, means for retaining said rod in its elevatedposition, and means for releasing said rod, causing thereby theoperation of said lever mechanism.

3. In a harvesting-machine, the combination with compressor, binder,ejector and conveyer mechanisms and operating means therefor, of a tripmechanism suitably engaging with said operating means for throwing saidmechanisms into and out of operation, said trip mechanism comprising anoscillatory frame, an arm carried thereby and provided with a notch, afriction-roller having its axis carried by said frame, an arm upon saidaxis having a projection, a vertically-movable rod provided with a pawlto engage said projection, a small arm upon said axis, a toothed wheel,llever 'mechanism connected with the rod and provided with a cam, a diskprovided with a pawl and roller, a ratchet-wheel arranged in operativerelation with respect to the pawl upon said disk, a toothed wheelarranged in operative relation with respect to the toothed wheel uponsaid vertically-movable rod, adisk provided with a pawl arranged inoperative relation with respect to the friction-roller, and a ratchet-IOO IIO

wheel arranged in operative relation with respect to the pawl carried bythe last-mentioned disk.

4L. In a machine of the character described, a compressor mechanismcomprising the combination with a pawl and a cani for controlling themovement thereot', ol a support, a toothed sector loosely mountedthereon, a ratchet lixed to said sector and engaged by said pawl, meansengaging the sector for operating it, a yoke loosely mounted upon saidsupport and operated by the sector, and a compressor-arm connected tothe yoke and moving therewith.

ln a machine ot' the character described, the combination with asheaf-compressor, of an operating mechanism therefor, saidsheatcompresser-operating mechanism comprising a mutilated gear,operating means therefor, a loosely-mounted gear-wheel engaged andoperated by said mutilated gear, a toothed sector 126 carried by saidloosely-mounted gear, a toothed sector 127 adapted to engage and operatethe sheaf compressor, a supporting means for said sectors 126 and 12T,said sector 127 engaged and operated by said sector 126, a ratchetcarried by said sector 12T, a pawl engaging said ratchet and adapted toprevent the operation of said sector l2?, and means for releasing thepa-wl from the ratchet to permit of the operation ot' said sector 12T.

(3. A harvester comprising a cut-grain-receiving table upon which thesheaf is adapted to be formed, said table at its inner end provided witha depending extension, a bent plate arranged in suitable relation tosaid extension and forniing with said extension a channel through whichthe cut grain passes to said table, a pair of curved arms extending uponsaid table and `forming ejectors, operating means for said arms, acurvilinear arm arranged over said table and forming a sheateompressor,means connected to the inner end of said arm for suitably operating it,means for elevating the eut grain through said channel to said table, aknotting device, a needle in connection with said knotting deviceadapted to extend a binding medium over the cut grain during theJformation ot' a shea't' and further adapted to pass the binding' mediumbelow the eut grain when the sheal: is to be bound up, lever mechanismengaging with and suitably operating the said needle, a cam foroperating said lever mechanism, an intermittently-opcrated conveyeradapted to convey cut grain to one end of said channel, operating meansfor said conveyer adapted to be connected thereto, an oscillating'frame, means for operating said frame when the sheaic has reached thedesired thickness, and mechanism connected with and operated by the saidframe when the latter is operated for disconnecting' the operatingmechanism 'for the conveyer therefrom.

ln testimony whereo'tl l have hereunto set my hand in presence ol twosubscribing witnesses.

ANDRE CASIELIN.

Witnesses:

EDWARD P. MACLEAN, EMILE KLo'rZ.

